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463 ERNESTINE M. RACLIN SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Bachelor’s Degrees
The Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts offers
instruction leading to the Bachelor of Arts with
concentrations in mass communication, speech
communication, music, visual arts, and theatre; Bachelor
of Fine Arts with concentrations in fine arts, new media,
and theatre; Bachelor of Science in Music; Bachelor of
Music; and Bachelor of Music Education.
General Requirements
Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts students must
meet the following minimum degree requirements by the
time they expect to graduate:
• Complete at least 120-129 credit hours (see specific
degree requirements). The total may include 4 credit
hours of military science (not included in CGPA).
• Complete at least 26 credit hours of the work of the
senior year and at least 10 credit hours above the firstlevel
courses in the major subject (not necessarily
during the senior year) while in residence at IU South
Bend. The 10 credit hours in the major subject must be
taken in courses approved by the major department.
Transfer students may expect to transfer no more than
95 credit hours toward the minimum 120 credit hours
necessary for graduation in the Ernestine M. Raclin
School of the Arts. This limit applies also to credit
hours earned at other campuses of Indiana University.
Ensemble credit hours earned by music majors do not
apply to the 120 credit hour minimum.
• Achieve a minimum CGPA of 2.0.
• Complete all requirements in the student’s major
and minor areas with a C– or higher. However, the
overall GPA in these areas may not fall below 2.0 (C).
Any course in which the student receives a grade of
F does not count in the credit hours accumulated for
graduation.
• Pass an upper-division examination. Students
are eligible for placement in the upper-division
approximately halfway through the degree program,
upon completion of 56 credit hours, with a significant
number of hours in the major area. A student’s
readiness for the upper-division is determined by the
student’s faculty advisor and area coordinator with
input from the coordinator of arts student services.
Upper-division reviews are a portfolio review in
visual arts, a twenty-minute performance in music,
a monologue or portfolio review in theatre, and a
major paper or project in mass communication and
speech communication, as determined by the faculty
in communication arts.
• Complete at least 30 credit hours of course work at the
300- or 400-level.
• Any student completing the undergraduate
requirements for a degree in the Ernestine M. Raclin
School of the Arts with a cumulative grade point
average of 3.5 is graduated with distinction; 3.75, with
high distinction; 3.90 (3.95 in music courses), with
highest distinction.
Restrictions
• Not more than 60 credit hours earned in accredited
two-year institutions may be credited toward a
bachelor’s degree.
• By special permission of the dean or area coordinator,
a maximum of 12 credit hours toward a bachelor’s
degree may be earned through special credit
examination, correspondence study, or online
instruction*. Ordinarily students in residence in the
school are permitted to enroll concurrently in courses
offered through the Indiana University Independent
Study Program (correspondence courses). Any
correspondence courses in the student’s major must
also have the approval of the departmental area
coordinator. SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking may not
be taken by correspondence. SPCH-S 121 Public
Speaking, SPCH-S 205 Introduction to Speech
Communication, and JOUR-C 200 Introduction to
Mass Communications may not be accomplished by
special credit examination.
Communication Arts
Associate Professor: Lambert
Assistant Professors: Joyce, Obata
Senior Lecturers: Gillen, Hosterman, Sylvester
Lecturer: Martinez
Faculty Emeritus: Gering
Area Coordinator: Hosterman
Program Director, Basic Course: Gillen
Bachelor of Arts
In Mass Communication (123 cr.)
and Speech Communication (123 cr.)
The Bachelor of Arts in mass communication prepares
students for a wide variety of careers including public
relations, journalism, freelance reporting, video
production, editing, and other careers that focus on the
use of the mass media for dissemination of information.
The Bachelor of Arts in speech communication prepares
students for a wide variety of careers including
advertising, business, sales, communication consulting,
training and development, human resources, politics,
government, health fields, and other careers that focus
on problem-solving interactions, management, and
human relations.
Campuswide General Education
For a more detailed description of the IU South Bend
campuswide general-education requirements, including
lists of approved courses, see pages 35-40 in this
publication.
All courses certified as meeting the campuswide generaleducation
requirements are designated in the Schedule of
Classes.
* Online courses available via OnCourse and offered in the IU South Bend Schedule of
Classes for a given semester are not included in this restriction.